SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey sent a letter to teams warning them to “stop any and all activity related to faking injuries to create timeouts.'
The SEC has had enough with players falling and feigning injuries to get clock stoppages. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey sent a letter to league coaches and athletic directors, telling teams to 'stop any and all activity related to faking injuries to create timeouts.' Yahoo Sports first reported the letter. 'Play football and stop the feigned injury nonsense,' Sankey wrote.
The SEC adjusted the rules of how they govern feigned injuries, giving them more power to punish teams and altering their review process. Before the rule adjustment, teams had to send video to the national coordinator for review. Now, the SEC office can request a video review if warranted. For a team’s first finding of a feigned injury, the head coach will receive a public reprimand, and a financial penalty of $50,000 will be assessed.
If any other staff member is found to have been involved in signaling, encouraging or directing a feigned injury, that individual will be subject to the same accountability measures presented in this memorandum, including public reprimand, financial penalties and suspensions. If a student-athlete is cited for a feigned injury, they also may be subject to a public reprimand.
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